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Job Description
Perform technical activities at power plants or individual installations necessary for the generation of power from geothermal energy sources. Monitor and control operating activities at geothermal power generation facilities and perform maintenance and repairs as necessary. Install, test, and maintain residential and commercial geothermal heat pumps.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9099.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Geothermal Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Geothermal Technicians
- Operator Technician
- Operations Technician
- Mechanical Technician
- Maintenance Technician
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical Technician (I C & E Technician)
- Instrumentation and Electrical Technician (I & E Technician)
- Instrument and Controls Technician (I & C Technician)
- Control Room Operator (CRO)
- Control Operator
- Pump Technician
- PPO (Power Plant Operator)
- Plant Technician
- Plant Operator
- Plant Mechanic
- Plant Control Operator
- Operator
- Operations and Maintenance Technician
- Mechanic
- Ground Source Heat Pump Technician (GSHP Technician)
- Geothermal Technician
- Geothermal System Installer
- Geothermal HVAC Technician (Geothermal Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Technician)
- Geothermal Field Technician
- Distribution Field Technician
- Corrosion Technician
Tasks for “Geothermal Installer”
- Identify equipment options, such as compressors, and make appropriate selections.
- Install, maintain, or repair ground or water source-coupled heat pumps to heat and cool residential or commercial building air or water.
- Collect and record data associated with operating geothermal power plants or well fields.
- Adjust power production systems to meet load and distribution demands.
- Maintain electrical switchgear, process controls, transmitters, gauges, and control equipment in accordance with geothermal plant procedures.
- Calculate heat loss and heat gain factors for residential properties to determine heating and cooling required by installed geothermal systems.
- Dig trenches for system piping to appropriate depths and lay piping in trenches.
- Identify and correct malfunctions of geothermal plant equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, or controls.
- Design and lay out geothermal heat systems according to property characteristics, heating and cooling requirements, piping and equipment requirements, applicable regulations, or other factors.
- Backfill piping trenches to protect pipes from damage.
- Monitor and adjust operations of geothermal power plant equipment or systems.
- Determine the type of geothermal loop system most suitable to a specific property and its heating and cooling needs.
- Install and maintain geothermal system instrumentation or controls.
- Perform pre- and post-installation pressure, flow, and related tests of vertical and horizontal geothermal loop piping.
- Test water sources for factors such as flow volume and contaminant presence.
- Integrate hot water heater systems with geothermal heat exchange systems.
- Install and maintain geothermal plant electrical protection equipment.
- Apply coatings or operate systems to mitigate corrosion of geothermal plant equipment or structures.
- Maintain, calibrate, or repair plant instrumentation, control, and electronic devices in geothermal plants.
- Operate equipment such as excavators, backhoes, rock hammers, trench compactors, pavement saws, grout mixers or pumps, geothermal loop reels, and coil tubing units (CTU).
- Prepare newly installed geothermal heat systems for operation by flushing, purging, or other actions.
- Prepare and maintain logs, reports, or other documentation of work performed.
- Weld piping, such as high density polyethylene (HDPE) piping, using techniques such as butt, socket, side-wall, and electro-fusion welding.
- Determine whether emergency or auxiliary systems will be needed to keep properties heated or cooled in extreme weather conditions.
Related Technology & Tools
- Alignment clamps
- Coil tubing units
- Grout mixers
- Safety glasses
- Straight screwdrivers
- Grout pumps
- Desktop computers
- Well drilling rigs
- Protective respirators
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Tracked excavators
- Pyrometers
- Wire cutters
- Depth meters
- Adjustable pipe wrenches
- Pavement saws
- Ratchet sets
- Socket wrench sets
- Portable welding equipment
- Air monitoring equipment
- Safety gloves
- Valve wrenches
- Pipe squeeze off tools
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Trench compacters
- Claw hammers
- Channel lock pliers
- Butt fusion machines
- Deburring tools
- Pipe cutters
- Air wrenches
- Wire strippers
- Personal computers
- Laptop computers
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Thermal Dynamics Ground Loop Design GLD
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Email software
- Geothermal Properties Measurement Tool
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- SAP
- ClimateMaster GeoDesigner
- Distributed control system DCS
- WaterFurnace International Ground Loop Design PREMIER